Chat with Ellen Voie, WIT’s Founder and CEO
Tracks: Leadership
Tracks: Leadership
In 2007, Ellen Voie wanted to create the change for more gender diversity in the transportation industry – and she founded the Women In Trucking Association. Fast forward to today, and WIT has grown into the “go to” authority for gender diversity in the industry with more than 7,000 members in 10 countries. This will be Ellen’s last conference as the President and CEO of WIT. During this amazing one-on-one conversation between Ellen and Lana Nichols, WIT’s Vice President, you’ll hear Ellen’s compelling story about the association dynamic growth and importance to the industry. You’ll hear first-hand from Ellen:
Ellen Voie
Founder, President & CEO
Women In Trucking Association
Ellen Voie
Founder, President & CEO
Women In Trucking Association
Ellen Voie is an internationally recognized speaker and authority on gender diversity and inclusion for women working in non-traditional careers in transportation. She has been invited to speak to audiences in Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Viet Nam, France, Mexico, and Canada in addition to being a popular speaker at conferences throughout the United States.
As founder of the Women In Trucking Association in March of 2007, Voie currently serves as the nonprofit organization’s President/CEO. The Women In Trucking Association was formed to promote the employment of women in the trucking industry, to remove obstacles that might keep them from succeeding, and to celebrate the successes of its members.
Lana Nichols
Vice President
Women In Trucking Association
Lana Nichols
Vice President
Women In Trucking Association
Lana Nichols is Vice President for the Women In Trucking Association. She has been with WIT since May 2013 and is responsible for accomplishing project objectives set forth by the WIT Board of Directors. Prior to this position, Nichols spent nearly five years with Truckstop.com in New Plymouth, ID where she held the position of Product Manager and Technology Department Manager. During her tenure, she managed employees that consisted of software engineering, database administration, quality assurance and product development. She was also a member of the implementation team that successfully adopted the scrum methodology into the Tech group. Her experience with project management along with her implementation record make a positive contribution to the Women In Trucking Association.
Nichols received her MBA from Eastern Illinois University. She was raised in southern Illinois and currently lives in Idaho with her husband, Marcus, and their four children.